Razor blade hone



Oct. 21, 1947." RD. SMITH RAZOR BLADE HONE Original Filed Sept. 1, 1944I I INVENTOR. FOLlA/VDD. J/v/ Th.

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Patented Oct. 21, 1947 RAZOR BLADE HONE Rolland D. Smith, Euclid, Ohio,assignor to Auto- Diesel Piston Ring Company, Cleveland, Ohio, acorporation of Ohio Original application September 1, 1944, Serial No.

552,364. Divided and this application January 5, 1946, Serial No.639,306

Claims.

This invention relates to a toilet kit and the present applicationcomprises a division of my application, Serial No. 552,364, filedSeptember 1, 1944.

An object of the present invention is the pro vision of a toilet kitwhich is compact in construction and which includes the provision of arazor blade sharpening device that is incorporated in the kit as aunitary part of the construction thereof. In this connection theinvention includes a housing which is capable of being formed frommoldable material and which is adapted to be used either as a carryingkit or as a structure adapted for attachment to a wall for home use.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a deviceembodying the present invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of the device;Fig. 3 is a section taken on a plane indicated by the line 33 in Fig. 1,and Fig. 4 is a section taken on a plane indicated by the line 4-4 inFig. 3.

The present invention is shown in connection with a combined toilet kitand dispensing unit, including a razor blade sharpening device, an ofwhich is housed in a unitary container in which may be made of moldablematerial, such as a thermo-setting plastic known in the trade asbakelite. The housing has compartments II and 12 therein which areadapted to hold tubes of paste and each compartment is provided with apressure plate l3 adapted to be forced against the tube by operation ofa thumb screw l5, but the details of such construction are not materialin this application as they are fully illustrated, described and claimedin the parent application Serial N 0. 552,364.

The present application is specifically concerned with the razor bladesharpening device, and this includes a blade carrier 20 which is mountedfor reciprocation within a recess within the body and which is guided insuch movement by a block 2 I. The block is held in place by suitable setscrews 22which extend inwardly to engage the sides of the block, and setscrews 23 which extend upwardly to engage the bottom of the block andhold it in rigid position with reference to the housing. The bladecarrier may be reciprocated manually by means of a handle 25, the innerend of which is rigidly fastened in any a r convenient way to thecarrier and the outer end of which is provided with a knurled head 26. Acurved hone 30 forms one wall of the recess 15 and is anchored in thebody in spaced relationship to the carrier but in sufiiciently closeproximity thereto that the blade to be honed is flexed 2 when held bythe carrier and reciprocated against the hone.

To use the device the carrier is withdrawn from the recess, a blade 40is inserted thereon and centered with respect thereto by posts 3! whichfit the customary openings in the blade. Then the carrier, together withthe blade is pushed into the recess. Such inward motion flexes the bladeagainst the hone, whereby manual reciprocation of the carrier sharpensone side of the blade. The carrier is then withdrawn and the blade isreversed and sharpened on the other side in the same manner.

An advantage of the present invention is the fact that the razor bladesharpener is conveniently held in position in the unit, and is readilyaccessible for use whenever desired, The construction utilized is welladapted for manufacture in connection with a molded casing and theresulting unit is compact, and is capable of being readily handledeither for travel purposes or for use as a wall fixture.

I claim:

1. A toilet kit comprising a housing having a recess, a curved razorblade hone in said recess, a blade-carrier extending longitudinally ofthe hone opposite the mid-portion thereof and spaced therefrom, saidcarrier having means thereon for centering a razor blade and holding itin position so that the blade will properly press against the hone, aguide along which the carrier may move, means for adjusting the positionof the guide toward the hone, and a handle carried by the blade-carrierand projecting outside the housing by means of which the carrier may bereciprocated along the guide while in engagement with the hone.

2. A toilet kit comprising a body portion having a recess accessiblefrom the exterior thereof, a razor blade hone carried by the body andforming one wall of said recess, a blade-carrier mounted in the recessfor reciprocation longitudinally of the hone, said carrier beingdisposed in juxtaposed position to the hone and located such distancetherefrom that a blade carried thereby is flexed when mounted thereonand when moved into engagement with the honing surface, said carrierhaving a handle projecting from one end thereof and disposed outside theconfines of the recess, by means of which the carrier may bereciprocated with reference to the hone with the razor bladespring-pressed by its own resilience against the home for sharpeningpurposes.

3. A device of the character described comprising a body portion havinga recess accessible from the exterior portion thereof, a curved razorblade hone carried by the housing and disposed within the recess, achannel-shaped guideway extending lengthwise of the hone and facing it,means for adjusting the position of said guideway, a'blade carrierslidably mounted in the guideway and projecting beyond the block wherebyahlade supported on the carrier may be flexed when moved into engagementwith the hone, said carrier having a handle projecting beyond thehousing by means of which the carrier may be reciprocated with respectto the hone for razor .blade sharpening purposes.

4. In a device of the character described, a housing having a recesstherein accessible from the exterior portion thereof, 'acurved razorblade hone forming a wall of the recess and extending in the samegeneral longitudinal direction thereof, a block carried by the housingand having a guideway therein facing the honing surface, the guidewaybeing disposed adjacent the "mid-portion of .the hone and extendinglengthwise thereof, means Ior fastening the guide block ,in the housingincluding set screws for adjusting it ascurately in position, .ablade-carrier lslidably mounted in the guidewayand projecting into therecess above the top of the block, said carrier having :space'd poststhereon adapted for centering a blade thereon, and the carrier having ahandle projecting outside the recess by means of which the carrier maybe reciprocated with respect to the hone for the razor blade sharpeninpurposes.

5. A toilet kit comprising a housing having a recess therein, a razorblade hone carried by the housing and forming one longitudinal wall ofthe recess, a channel-shaped guideway located opposite the hone andextending longitudinally thereof and spaced therefrom, a slide mountedin the guideway and adapted to carry a razor blade with .its edgesengaging the bone, means for reciprocating the slide alon the guidewayand means "for centering the guideway with reference to the hone andaccurately adjusting it toward the hone comprising set screws engagingopposite walls of the guideway and set screws engaging the base of theguideway.

ROLLAND D. SMITH.

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